Which of the Following Statements About Somatic Mutations Is FALSE

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about somatic mutations is FALSE?

• A) Some may give rise to cancers in humans and other animals.
• B) They may be inherited by daughter cells after cell division.
• C) They may result in inactive gene products of the mutated genes.
• D) They may result from both frameshift and base-pair substitution mutations.
• E) They may be inherited in the offspring of mutated individuals.

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